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07-22-2008, 10:00 PM
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Location: Austin,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Lonestar Classics, 302 stroked to 347; Metallic British Racing Green
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Sorry guys, and I am not even sure why I am apologizing, but I have to agree with 'Real 1' here. I have always read with interest the almost continuous knocking of Caroll Shelby on this site. Let's take a look at the accusations that...
a) he is a grumpy old man
b) he tries to make money off his name and reputation
c) he frowns on 'replica builders' who rip off his name and marque
d) etc.
so what?
Compared to most of us...
1) how many of the folks on this site have an American institution named after them (Shelby Cobra) (and which everyone on this site loves passionately!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
2) actually, MULTIPLE institutions, named after him!!!
3) I am 58 years old, with a fairly good resume and history (shi!t, I even come up if you Google me...ROFLMAO!!!), and I AM A GRUMPY OLD MAN, and (other than in my own mind) I am not that famous, but still I b!tch about stuff. (irresponsible young people, people who end sentences with 'at', people who say 'comprised of' (aaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh...THAT is not even English), people who wear hats in restaurants, people who use adjectives where adverbs are required ('he hit it good'....aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh...WELL)...etc, etc.). He has EARNED the right to be a GRUMPY OLD MAN...in spades!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dear god, leave him alone, LET HIM DO WTF HE LIKES, wait until YOU ALL GET THIS OLD!!!... 
In a similar vein, I know Lance Armstrong here in Austin, and he suffers from the same BS reputation. He beat cancer, won the Tour de France 7 times, and yet people accuse him of being arrogant and distant. F**k it people, if I had beaten shingles and could even ride a damn bike, I would be the most arrogant man on the block!!!! I wouldn't even talk to you mere mortals!!
I truly realize that my chances of quashing disparaging remarks about Carroll Shelby on this site are approximately ZERO, (especially, as an Englishman, I still think he ripped off an Auto Carrier classic and never gave them enough credit...ROFL... which is why MY snake (REPLICA!!!) has AC logos, NOT Cobra logos...check out my pics),
but ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
if you are not Colin Powell, Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Teresa or someone with an equally famous reputation for being a nice person AND doing good works, them MOVE ON!
Glyn
PS, this posting is the result of a) old age, b) too much Scotch at a late hour and c) a REALLY bad day!
PPS talking of attitude, if I owned a real Cobra I wouldn't even talk to the rest of you peasants...lol
PPPS when it is called a Smith Cobra or a Williamson Cobra or a Cooper Cobra, then the Smiths, Williamsons and Coopers of the world may b!tch!
PPPPS No offense meant to Smiths, Williamsons or Coopers...
PPPPPS sarcasm is an English hobby!!!!
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"No, I DON'T have an accent, this is how English sounds when it is pronounced correctly!"
Last edited by GlynMeek; 07-23-2008 at 05:36 PM..
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07-23-2008, 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by GlynMeek
Sorry guys, and I am not even sure why I am apologizing, but I have to agree with 'Real 1' here. I have always read with interest the almost continuous knocking of Caroll Shelby on this site. Let's take a look at the accusations that...
a) he is a grumpy old man
b) he tries to make money off his name and reputation
c) he frowns on 'replica builders' who rip off his name and marque
d) etc.
so what?
Compared to most of us...
1) how many of the folks on this site have an American institution named after them (Shelby Cobra) (and which everyone on this site loves passionately!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
2) actually, MULTIPLE institutions, named after him!!!
3) I am 58 years old, with a fairly good resume and history (shi!t, I even come up if you Google me...ROFLMAO!!!), and I AM A GRUMPY OLD MAN, and (other than in my own mind) I am not that famous, but still I b!tch about stuff. (irresponsible young people, people who end sentences with 'at', people who say 'comprised of' (aaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh...THAT is not even English), people who wear hats in restaurants, people who use adjectives where adverbs are required ('he hit it good'....aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh...WELL)...etc, etc.). He has EARNED the right to be a GRUMPY OLD MAN...in spades!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dear god, leave him alone, LET HIM DO WTF HE LIKES, wait until YOU ALL GET THIS OLD!!!...
In a similar vein, I know Lance Armstrong here in Austin, and he suffers from the same BS reputation. He beat cancer, won the Tour de France 7 times, and yet people accuse him of being arrogant and distant. F**k it people, if I had beaten shingles and could even ride a damn bike, I would be the most arrogant man on the block!!!! I wouldn't even talk to you mere mortals!!
I truly realize that my chances of quashing disparaging remarks about Carroll Shelby on this site are approximately ZERO, (especially, as an Englishman, I still think he ripped off an Auto Carrier classic and never gave them enough credit...ROFL... which is why MY snake (REPLICA!!!) has AC logos, NOT Cobra logos...check out my pics),
but ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
if you are not Colin Powell, Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Teresa or someone with an equally famous reputation for being a nice person AND doing good works, them MOVE ON!
Glyn
PS, this posting is the result of a) old age, b) too much Scotch at a late hour and c) a REALLY bad day!
PPS talking of attitude, if I owned a real Cobra I wouldn't even talk to the rest of you peasants...lol
PPPS when it is called a Smith Cobra or a Williamson Cobra or a Cooper Cobra, then the Smiths, Williamsons and Coopers of the world may b!tch!
PPPPS No offense meant to Smiths, Williamsons or Coopers...
PPPPPS sarcasm is an English hobby!!!! |
I sense you would have a grammar fetish or grammar peeve hobby of sorts. At any rate, interesting to compare Mr. Shelby to the people you mention, and I think someone else compared him to the fallen grace of Barry Bonds. I in sort of the same tone feel he is slowly becoming the automotive version of OJ Simpson (most of you have either spat out your beverage or fallen from your PC chair). The once upon a time all time great who was a house hold name, but sadly we by nature tend to be remembered only of our last task. "what have you done for me lately"
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"A company that makes nothing but money is a poor company" - Henry Ford
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07-23-2008, 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Venamm
I sense you would have a grammar fetish or grammar peeve hobby of sorts.
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LOL...you have me tagged, mea culpa!!!! I abhor the degradation of literary skills and spelling mistakes in emails and text messages...see, I AM a grumpy old man! (by the way, you probably mean 'beverage', not 'becerage'...see, I can't help it!).
I DO understand the issue with Carroll and (as you so well put it!) his affinity to the OJ situation, but he didn't kill anyone (allegedly...LOL), he just turned grumpy
Glyn
PS I actually have a high-heel fetish more than a grammar one...it's another 'English thing'...
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07-24-2008, 07:04 AM
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Originally Posted by GlynMeek
LOL...you have me tagged, mea culpa!!!! I abhor the degradation of literary skills and spelling mistakes in emails and text messages...see, I AM a grumpy old man! (by the way, you probably mean 'beverage', not 'becerage'...see, I can't help it!).
I DO understand the issue with Carroll and (as you so well put it!) his affinity to the OJ situation, but he didn't kill anyone (allegedly...LOL), he just turned grumpy
Glyn
PS I actually have a high-heel fetish more than a grammar one...it's another 'English thing'... |
I repaired my spelling almost as fast as you noticed it if it's any consolation to you spelling king!
As for OJ, he was acquitted from murder, do you know something we don't?...lol
As for the grumpy old man you speak of, he has murdered a few. He murdered corporate America, SPF, FFR to mention a few.
Lastly as for you being English, that only applies while living in Britain, do you? If not by default I am more English then you simply by being Canadian we are common wealth under her majesty.
Taataa for now...lol
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07-24-2008, 07:18 AM
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07-24-2008, 08:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Jay Little
Shouldn't this thread be in the Lounge? |
Why,....rather get back to the body oder topic?
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07-24-2008, 08:58 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Don't think I'll be getting a Cobra for a long time... Do have '94 RX-7 R2.
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Originally Posted by Jay Little
Shouldn't this thread be in the Lounge? |
How moving it to a new forum called "The Pits Stop Here"?  |
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